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Russell Keiller
Russell Keiller is a Scotland, Scottish curling, curler and curling coach (sport), coach. He is a and a . He participated at the Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics as a coach of Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Great Britain women team. Russell Keiller was appointed by the Board of Directors of British Curling in August 2014. Teams Men's Mixed Record as a coach of national teams References External links * Living people Scottish male curlers British male curlers European curling champions Scottish curling champions Scottish curling coaches Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called ''rocks'', across the ice ''curling sheet'' toward the ''house'', a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The goal is to accumulate the highest score for a ''game''; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each ''end'', which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones once. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. Players induce a curved path, described as ''curl'', by causing the stone to slowly rotate as it slides. The path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms or brushes, who accompany it as it slides down the sheet and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Curlers
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Scottish Male Curlers
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture *Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland * Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland * Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also *Scotch (other) *Scotland (other) *Scots (other) *Scottian (other) *Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian-era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina (Spanish ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Births
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Living People
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2005 European Curling Championships
The 2005 European Curling Championships were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from December 9 to 17. Men's A tournament Final round robin standings Tie breaker ''December 15th, 20:00'' Playoffs Semifinals ''December 16th, 16:00'' Bronze-medal game ''December 17th, 14:00'' Gold-medal game ''December 17th, 14:00'' B tournament Group A Final round robin standings Group B Final round robin standings Playoffs Challenge series (Best of Three. Winner gets a berth in the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship along with the top 7 A-tournament teams) * 7–2 * 10–5 * 6–5 Women's A tournament Final round robin standings Tie breakers ''December 15th, 12:00'' ''December 15th, 20:00'' Playoffs Semifinals ''December 16th, 12:00'' Bronze-medal game ''December 17th, 9:00'' Gold-medal game ''December 17th, 9:00'' B tournament Group A Final round robin standings Group B Final round robin standings Playoffs Challenge series (Best of Thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 European Curling Championships
The 2001 European Curling Championships were held in Vierumäki, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ..., from 8 to 15 December . Men's A tournament Final round-robin standings Draws =Draw 1= Denmark 10–3 Finland Sweden 4–3 Switzerland Norway 8–5 Germany Scotland 8–5 France Czech Republic 6–5 Italy =Draw 2= Sweden 8–6 Italy Germany 9–1 Czech Republic Finland 7–1 France Norway 6–3 Denmark Switzerland 6–1 Scotland =Draw 3= Scotland 9–5 Czech Republic France 8–7 Denmark Switzerland 6–5 Italy Finland 8–4 Germany Norway 7–5 Sweden =Draw 4= Switzerland 8–7 Denmark Norway 8–4 Finland Sweden 9–5 Czech Republic Scotland 9–2 Italy Germany 9–2 France =Draw 5= Norway 11– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2000 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2000 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Braehead Arena in Renfrew Renfrew (; ; ) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gaine ..., Scotland from April 1–9, 2000. Teams Round-robin standings Round-robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Playoffs Brackets Final References * {{World Curling Championships World Women's Curling Championship W Ford World Women's Curling Championship, 2000 International sports competitions in Glasgow Women's curling competitions in Scotland April 2000 sports events in the United Kingdom 2000s in Glasgow Sport in Renfrewshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 European Curling Championships
The 1999 European Curling Championships were held in Chamonix, France December 4–11. Men's A Tournament Group A =Draw 1= =Draw 2= =Draw 3= =Draw 4= =Draw 5= Group B =Draw 1= =Draw 2= =Draw 3= =Draw 4= =Draw 5= B Tournament Challenge Games ''Winning teams advance to Quarterfinals'' Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze-medal game Gold-medal game Medals Women's Group A Group B Playoffs Medals References *Men: *Women: {{European Curling Championships Curling Championships European Curling Championships European Curling Championships International curling competitions hosted by France Sport in Chamonix European Curling Championships The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 European Curling Championships
The 1998 European Curling Championships were held in Flims, Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ... December 5-12. Men's A Tournament Group A Group B B Tournament Group A Playoffs Medals Women's Group A Group B Playoffs Medals References *Men: *Women: {{European Curling Championships European Curling Championships, 1998 European Curling Championships, 1998 European Curling Championships Curling competitions in Switzerland International curling competitions hosted by Switzerland 1998 in European sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 European Curling Championships
The 1994 European Curling Championships were held from December 4 to 10 at the Gärdehallen in Sundsvall, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... Men's A Tournament Group A Group B B Tournament Group A Playoffs Women's Group A Group B B Tournament Group A Playoffs References {{European Curling Championships European Curling Championships, 1995 European Curling Championships, 1995 European Curling Championships 1994 in European sport Sports competitions in Sundsvall International curling competitions hosted by Sweden 20th century in Västernorrland County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
